Rewriting the Self : Histories from the Middle Ages to the Present

ISBN-13: 9780415142793 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 283 str.

Roy Porter

Opis

This work is an exploration of ideas of the self, in the western cultural tradition, from the Renaissance to the present. The contributors analyze differing religious, philosophical, psychological, political, psychoanalytical and literary models of personal identity. They examine these models from a number of viewpoints, including the history of ideas, contemporary gender politics, and post-modernist literary theory. This study offers a challenge to the received version of the ascent of western man. The book is based on a seminar series held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. The contributors include prominent academics from a range of disciplines.

Recenzje

`..astonishing assembly of essays on ideas of the self,..' - The Guardian

`The essays are of uneven quality, but the collection is full of provocative insights..' - Terry McCarthy

'On the whole the editor has managed well to provide a healthy balance between 'overview' discussions and more specific analyses. The subject matter is uniformly interesting and contributors make a habit of raising stimulating isues.' - History Review

O autorze

Roy Porter